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unusual facts about Sports agent

2000 Memorial Cup

The Colts in particular made the 2000 Memorial Cup a controversial one, due to the presence of numerous players on their team who were clients of the rogue sports agent David Frost, including future murder-for-hire suspect Mike Danton.

Jim Ferraro

Ferraro became a Sports Agent, and in the early 1980s went on to also represent a number of first-round draft picks from the Hurricane's early championship years, including Albert Bentley and Eddie Brown (the 1985 NFL "Rookie of the Year").

Kentrail Davis

Though he was considered a possible first-round draft pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, his association with sports agent Scott Boras, whose players typically demand large signing bonuses, and an injury led him to fall into the 14th round, where he was selected by the Colorado Rockies.

NBA draft

Restrictions exist on players signing with sports agents and on declaring for, then withdrawing, from drafts—although most of them are enforced by the NCAA rather than the NBA.

NVA Entertainment

NVA has a specialist team giving clients access to an FA certified Sports agent and a specialist in Sports law as needed.

Outside the Lines

More recently, former NBA player John Amaechi appeared on the February 11, 2007 edition to publicly come out as gay, and the May 11, 2008 edition reported that former USC basketball star O. J. Mayo had allegedly received thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise from a runner for a sports agent dating back to his high school career.

Paul Finebaum

He also in 1993 broke the story of Antonio Langham, a University of Alabama football player who signed a contract with a sports agent while playing for the school, which led to NCAA probation for the school.

Rudi Vata

Since retiring from the professional game, Vata has become a sports agent, specialising in Eastern European football, and facilitating the transfer of players such as Garry O'Connor and Aiden McGeady.

Wilbert Suvrijn

After only nine matches in the following campaign, mainly due to back problems, the 30-year old decided to retire, staying closely related to France, and became a players agent.

Gallinari

Vittorio Gallinari (born 1958), Italian basketball player and sports agent

Layne Redman

In 2002 Redman moved permanently to Dubai where he worked as an executive assistant for sports marketing agency, Proactive Sports Management, the same agency that looked after footballer Wayne Rooney where he was in training to be a sports agent.